what is the statistcial table explain briefly the main charactertics of a good statistical table - Economics - Presentation of Data

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what is the statistcial table ? explain briefly the main
charactertics of a good statistical table

Ayan Shukla · Accepted Answer

Statistical table is a table showing required data in a
convenient form It may show distribution of any parameter or can
show probability distribution or frequency distribution,etc It can
show qualitative and quantitative attributes of the parameters and
can tabulate data from different time periods
A good statistical table may have following features :
1 Table No It is to identify the table
2 Title of the table,whether its showing
GDP,literacy etc
3 Column and Row headings
4 Body or Main content of the table The main
data regarding the parameter
5 Unit of measure Is the parameter measured in
kms,kgs,Rs,etc
Besides these features,a good statistical table can have a
"source note" and a "footnote"
describing from where the data has been taken or other information
about the data

what is the statistcial table ? explain briefly the main charactertics of a good statistical table